Three men have been arrested in the takedown of a major fentanyl and heroin mill in New Jersey that has been linked to more than 200 overdoses, including 84 deaths, officials announced Thursday.Photo Credit: Getty Images

SARATOGA SPRINGS – The city's Commissioner of Accounts said he will back candidate Kendall Hicks to head public safety in the June 25 primary.Democrat John Franck said on Thursday that he was impressed by Hicks' background and intelligence."I met him recently at a fundraiser," Franck said. "He has a similar background to mine and he's very intelligent. I'll do what I can to help him out."

TROY — Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin wouldn't discuss why he's in Costa Rica when reached by telephone Thursday morning.Asked by a reporter if he was traveling on vacation or county business, McLaughlin inquired if there was a GPS tracker on him."F__ off," he said before hanging up.

The father of a 1-month-old boy who died after he was found with head trauma in his apartment admitted he threw him to the floor face-first out of frustration, prosecutors say — and the baby's death has...Photo Credit: News 4

A Dutchess county man faces a felony after being charged with illegally possessing live sharks.The state Attorney General's office and the Department of Environmental Conservation said officers found five small sandbar sharks in the back of Joshua Seguine's truck in July 2017.On Wednesday he was charged with illegal commercialization of fish, shellfish, crustaceans, and wildlife under the state's environmental conservation law.Authorities did not explain why it took nearly two years to charge Se

A father is asking you to help put a smile on his son’s face as he spends his birthday in the hospital.Photo Credit: Family PhotosThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

Fleetwood Mac performed Lindsey Buckingham's "Second Hand News" expertly on Wednesday, with Neil Finn handling the lead vocals. Finn sounded fantastic, a pitch-perfect replacement. It felt like an ideal song choice for his voice and range, but also a not-so-subtle way to note that Stevie Nicks and the rest of the band has capably moved on from Buckingham.

A coastal storm is expected to soak the tri-state virtually all day, starting off as spotty showers, sprinkling areas during the morning commute before it sweeps over the region as it gears up for an evening...Photo Credit: Getty Images/FileThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

Rain starts Thursday afternoon and will be with us for the next several days, washing away some of that remaining snow. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch. A light snow is expected Friday and after a cold and windy day Saturday, the sun returns Sunday with a high near 52.

Keep your umbrella, rain boots and rain coats handy all day Thursday.Photo Credit: Getty Images/FileThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.